20th Anniversary WI Extra Leaf Low & High Quarters PCGS MS64

Description: 20th Anniversary WI Extra Leaf Low & High Quarters PCGS MS64 20th Anniversary WI Extra Leaf Low & High Quarters PCGS MS64 2004-D 25C WI-Extra Leaf Set SKU: TheLordProvidesSetMS64 Special 20th Anniversary Special. Two-coin set. Wisconsin Extra Leaf Quarter set. High Leaf and Low Leaf PCGS MS64 From "The Lord Provides" collection. These are from a special purchase of coins found by a Tucson family 20 years ago when these coins were first discovered. They marketed some at the time on eBay as the seller "Lord Provides." Recently they sold their remaining coins to us and we are now able to offer them to you. These are outstanding uncirculated coins graded MS65. Finally solved! How they were made! These die errors, now known as an Added Design Element variety (ADE-001, ADE-002) have been long-discussed as to how they were created. It is now known, and can be conclusively proven, that these added elements were put on the dies by a Denver Mint employee who had access to the die manufacturing room. Numerous theories have been put forward: The first theory, put out by the Mint itself, soon after these were discovered, was that this was caused by a clashed die (A “come together” in Mint terms). This is obviously a misdirection by the Mint as there is no clear design element from an opposing die that could make these marks. A second theory is that dropped screw caused the circular marks. This is disproven by the fact that these added elements show clear signs of being added while the die was soft. The proof is in in a close up images of the added design elements. Lets look first at the Low Leaf. It shows two raised elements above the cheese and to the left of the corn. Below the bottom element is a sloping depression in the field. This is the most important thing to make note of. A depression on the coin is a raised field on the die. This rise in the field can ONLY be caused when a die is in its softened state. When the field of the die was impacted by the circular object, likely a small nut driver, the soft metal was pushed up around it. This does not happen to hardened steel dies. As both alternate theories mentioned above involve a hardened die, they cannot be considered. The High Leaf variety shows the same circular design element but in a different position. As there is only one impact made and it is lighter than the Low Leaf, it did not push up the soft metal on the die as much. An electron microscope measurement shows that there is actually some deformation in the field to the right of the design element. Again, the field could not deform like this after the die was hardened and put in the press. PCGS # 814033/914033 Grading Service PCGS Grade MS64 Mint Location Denver Year 2004 Designation Strike Business Grade Add On NONE PDS Grade Payment We only accept Managed Payments on eBay, this means you can rest assured your order will be with you ASAP after your purchase. For your security we only ship your order to the address you provide us via PayPal. Shipping As soon as you pay, eBay & Managed Payments will email you to let you know it's been received and as soon as we've shipped your order, we'll let you know by email that it has been shipped and the tracking number, if applicable. Returns "We want you to be 100% happy with your purchase and offer a 30 day "no quibble" guarantee" If you change your mind, or the purchase is not suitable, you may notify us to cancel the contract within 30 days after the day of receipt of item(s) and you have a duty to take reasonable care of the item(s) until we receive the item(s) back. Return shipping costs will be at your expense. Contact Any Questions? Please check this listing page carefully as the answer is usually there. If not, let us know and we'll try our hardest to reply within one working day. Helpful Links Visit Our eBay Store About Seller Page Add Seller To Favorites Sign Up For Newsletter

Price: 428 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

End Time: 2024-12-09T19:41:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD